“For those who don’t know, there is a non-religious version of Intelligent Design.”
Another God?
The simulation theory folks are not claiming there is “another God”.
There are many variations of the theory—you can research them yourself.
We humans are way out of their depth on this stuff—we could be talking forces of nature that are truly bizarre—self-replicating fractals whatevers....
Humans make “rules” that nature is supposed to follow—but nature is an outlaw.